2012-13 Barton Men's Basketball News
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Cumberbatch commits to St. Bonaventure UniversityMay 01, 2013Barton Community College men’s basketball player Andell Cumberbatch became the third Cougar to commit to play at the next level signing with St. Bonaventure University. Cumberbatch signed a NCAA letter of intent Wednesday on Fleske Court in the Barton Gym.
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Key commits to Division I University of AlabamaApril 17, 2013Barton Community College men’s basketball player Algie Key, who recently became the second two-time NJCAA All-American in Cougar history, has verbally committed to play basketball at the University of Alabama next season. A NCAA letter of intent signing will take place at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Room P5A located in the lower level of the Kirkman Activity Center on the campus of Barton Community College. Public and media are welcome and encouraged to attend.
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Parker commits to Washburn UniversityApril 17, 2013Barton Community College men’s basketball player Turon Parker has verbally committed to play basketball at Washburn University next season. A NCAA letter of intent signing will take place at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Room P5A located in the lower level of the Kirkman Activity Center on the campus of Barton Community College. Public and media are welcome and encouraged to attend.
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Key joins exclusive list of two-time Barton All-AmericansApril 08, 2013Barton Community College menâs basketball player Algie Key became the second two-time All-American in Cougar history as awards were recently announced by the National Junior College Athletic Association. Key, who earned third team honors his freshman season, repeated on the third team to join former Cougar player Robert Whaley who garnered first team honors in 2001 and 2002. Named the Jayhawk West Division freshman of the year in 2012, Key adds the 2013 national award to his lengthy accomplishments playing for Head Coach Craig Fletchall. In his two seasons at Barton, Key helped lead the Cougars to a 54-13 record and back-to-back final four Region VI Tournament finishes including most recently to the region championship game. Along with the two-time national award, Key also repeated first team honors to the All-Jayhawk Conference West Division team, the All-Region VI Division I team, and the Region VI All-Tournament team.
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Cougars receive post-season awards, land two on first teamMarch 12, 2013Three Barton Community College men’s basketball players were named to the recently released All-Jayhawk Conference West Division and All-Region VI Division I teams. Algie Key repeats as a first team selection being joined by fellow sophomore Andell Cumberbatch. Sophomore Turon Parker also garnered honors being selected for honorable mention in conference and second team all-region. The triplets anchored the No. 24 ranked Cougars to a 28-6 record and march through the Region VI Tournament eventually falling in the championship game to end the season.
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Run through the region ends for Cougars in championship gameMarch 09, 2013Some games in sports a team performs in an unbeatable manner while the other team’s efforts seem futile in comparison. Saturday’s Region VI Championship was one of those games as the No. 24 Barton Community College men’s basketball team ran across a hot No. 9 Hutchinson Community College team falling 74-57 at Park City’s Hartman Arena. After getting a road quarterfinal win at Cowley College earlier in the week and a day removed after eliminating the Jayhawk West champions Seward County Community College, the Cougars got behind early and never recovered in concluding their season at 28-6. The 31-3 Blue Dragons advance to represent Region VI for the first time since 1997 in the upcoming NJCAA Division I Tournament.
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Championship game bound, No. 24 Cougars knock off Jayhawk West champsMarch 08, 2013The No. 24 Barton Community College men’s basketball team’s eleven point run late in the semifinal contest was the difference in knocking out the defending Region VI Champion Seward County Community College 70-64 Friday at Park City’s Hartman Arena. Trailing by five with five minutes remaining the Cougars held the Saints scoreless the next four minutes to build a six-point lead and hold on to the victory. The win puts the 28-5 Cougars into the championship game of Region VI for the first time since 2007 while ending the Jayhawk West Champion Seward’s season at 25-8. Barton will play in the 7:00 p.m. title game against No. 9 Hutchinson Community College as the 30-3 Blue Dragons easily dispatched No. 2 Coffeyville Community College 85-62 to reach its first region final since 1997.
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No. 24 Cougars charge back in advancing to region semifinalsMarch 05, 2013Trailing by fourteen points in the first half, the No. 24 Barton Community College men’s basketball team came from behind to earn a 75-68 Region VI quarterfinal victory Tuesday night over Cowley College in Arkansas City. Barton shot sixty percent and outscored the Tigers by eighteen in the second half in advancing to Friday’s semifinal round of the Region VI Tournament against Seward County Community College. The 27-5 Cougars will play at 5:30 p.m. against the 25-7 Saints at Hartman Arena in Park City, KS with the winner advancing to Saturday’s championship. Barton split the season series with the Jayhawk West champions winning 79-66 in Liberal to begin conference play then fell 71-60 at the Barton Gym on February 2.
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No. 24 Cougars roll into region quarterfinals with impressive winMarch 02, 2013The No. 24 Barton Community College men’s basketball team rolled into the quarterfinal round of the Region VI Tournament with an easy 93-61 win over Allen Community College in first round action Saturday afternoon at the Barton Gym. The third seeded Cougars out of the Jayhawk West jumped out to a 15-5 lead just five minutes into the contest and were never challenged by the Jayhawk East’s sixth seeded Red Devils. With the win Barton improves to 26-5 while ending Allen’s season at 6-25. The Cougars will travel to Arkansas City for a quarterfinal matchup against the Jayhawk East’s second seeded Cowley College. The 21-10 Tigers defeated the West’s seventh seed Pratt Community College 67-49 Saturday evening. Game time for the quarterfinal matchup at the William S. Scott Auditorium 7:00 p.m. with full Barton Sports broadcast.
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No. 24 Cougars end regular season with blowout, host first round playoff on SaturdayFebruary 27, 2013Having already wrapped up the Jayhawk West third seed, the No. 24 Barton Community College men’s basketball team took care of business Wednesday night in Concordia with a 79-57 win over Cloud County Community College. The win wraps up the Cougars regular season with a 12-4 record in conference play and 25-5 overall while Cloud drops to 5-11 in conference play and 14-16 overall. Barton’s next game will be first round play of the Region VI Tournament on Saturday as the Cougars host Allen County Community College in a 3:00 p.m. game at the Barton Gym. Admission to Saturday’s game is free.
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Key named Jayhawk Conference menââ¬â¢s basketball player of the weekFebruary 24, 2013For the second time this conference season, Barton Community College menââ¬â¢s basketball player Algie Key has been named the KJCCC Verizon Wireless Player of the Week. The sophomore from Decatur, Georgia, did whatever it took to help his No. 25 ranked Cougars get a couple of victories this past week. In Wednesdayââ¬â¢s victory over Dodge City, Key scored 30 points and grabbed 6 rebounds marking the third time this season and sixth in his career to surpass a thirty-point performance. Saturday in the Cougars win over Garden City, Key adjusted his role to post a double-double ten point eleven rebound performance to go along with dishing out six assists marking the fifth time this season and twelfth of Keyââ¬â¢s career to put up a double-double performance. Sharing the weekly honor with Seward County Community Collegeââ¬â¢s Kaheem Ransom, Keyââ¬â¢s performances averaged 50% shooting from the field, 77.8% from the free throw line while averaging 20 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per contest.
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Key’s last second shot gives Cougars win to secure Jayhawk West third seedFebruary 24, 2013Getting a driving layup from sophomore Algie Key with 1.5 seconds remaining, the Barton Community College men’s basketball team escaped Sunday with 67-65 win at Colby Community College. The win improves Barton to 11-4 in conference and 24-5 overall and secures the Cougars’ third seed from the Jayhawk West for the upcoming Region VI Tournament. Colby drops to eighth in the conference standings at 3-12 and 12-17 overall. Barton will conclude the regular season Wednesday in Concordia as the Cougars take on the Cloud County Community College Thunderbirds in a 8:00 p.m. contest.
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Cougars steam roll Pratt to close out regular season home scheduleFebruary 23, 2013Opening the second half on a 24-2 run, the Barton Community College menâs basketball team cruised to a 78-56 victory over Pratt Community College Saturday at the Barton Gym. Leading by fourteen at half, Barton built their lead to thirty-seven points in the first eight minutes of the second half to send the sophomore members of the team to victory in their last regular home game. With the win Barton remains in the driverâs seat for the third seed in the Region VI Tournament by improving to 10-4 in conference and 23-5 overall. Pratt drops to 4-10 in conference and 14-14 overall while seeing their hopes of a sixth seed dwindling. The Cougars have a short turnaround as they head to Colby Community College on Sunday to play a rescheduled game from last Wednesdayâs weather postponed game. Game time for Sundayâs contest is 5:00pm at the Colby Community Building.
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Cougars take down No. 4 HutchinsonFebruary 13, 2013Much like the earlier meeting this season, Wednesdayâs game at the Barton Gym lived up to the hype of two nationally ranked teams as the nationally receiving votes Barton Community College menâs basketball team knocked off the No. 4 ranked Hutchinson Community College 87-81. Scoring the most points against the Blue Dragons this season, Bartonâs win improves their conference mark to 9-4 and 22-5 overall while Hutchinson drops to 10-2 and 24-2. The result also creates excitement down the stretch in the Jayhawk West standings as Hutchinsonâs loss drops them into a time with Seward County Community while Bartonâs win kept their title hopes alive and solidified their edge for the third seed. Concluding a four-game seven-day stretch, the Cougars will have a week away from competition until February 20 when Barton travels to Colby Community College for an 8:00 p.m. contest at the Colby Community Building.
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Scoring drought dooms No. 25 Cougars at the Power PlantFebruary 11, 2013Unable to score a field goal in the gameâs final seven minutes, the No. 25 ranked Barton Community College menâs basketball team fell 61-57 to Butler Community College. A devastating blow to Bartonâs hopes of earning a top two seed in the region, the Cougars drop to 8-4 and 21-5 overall while Butler moves to within a half game of the Cougars for the third spot at 7-4 and 19-6 overall. Barton will next play the conference leader and nationally ranked Hutchinson Community College on Wednesday as the Cougars will wrap up its four-game seven-day brutal stretch of the schedule. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Barton Gym.
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Redemption day at the Barton Gym, No. 25 Cougars win by seventeenFebruary 09, 2013It had been thirty-one days since the No. 25 ranked Barton Community College menâs basketball team suffered a disappointing loss at Garden City Community College. Saturday at the Barton Gym the Cougars got a sense of redemption in easily handing the Broncbusters a 73-56 defeat. With the win Barton keeps pace for a top two seed in the region with an 8-3 record and 21-4 on the season while dropping Garden City to a tie in the bottom of the standings at 2-9 and 10-15 overall. The Cougars, in the midst of a four-game seven-day stretch, will travel to El Dorado on Monday to take on Butler Community College in a 7:30 p.m. tip at the Power Plant. The Grizzlies, who upset No. 1 ranked Hutchinson on Saturday in the Sports Arena, enter Mondayâs contest trailing Barton in the conference standings at 6-4 and 18-6 overall.
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Second half run leads No. 25 ranked Cougars to conference road blowout over DodgeFebruary 06, 2013For the last fourteen minutes the No. 25 Barton Community College menâs basketball team put the hammer down on Dodge City Community College and ran away with a 73-53 victory Wednesday at the United Wireless Arena. Tied at 40 the Cougars went on a 26-2 run in a ten minute span to cruise to the win and keep within reach of the number two Jayhawk West seed improving to 7-3 in conference and 20-4 overall. The loss drops Dodge City to 4-6 in conference and 12-12 overall. The Cougars return home Saturday to take on Garden City Community College in a 7:30 p.m. tip at the Barton Gym.
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Defensive second half effort moves No. 19 Cougars into second place conference tieJanuary 30, 2013Employing explosive runs and stifling second half defense, the Barton Community College menâs basketball team had little trouble in dispatching Cloud County Community College 60-41 Wednesday at the Barton Gym. Opening the contest with a 21-5 run and sealing the victory with a 17-4 run, the Cougar defense was equally impressive holding the T-birds to seventeen second half points, six coming in the gameâs final nine minutes. Concluding the first half of the conference season in second place at 6-2 in the Jayhawk West and 19-3 overall, Barton drops Cloud to sixth place at 3-5 and 12-10 on the season. The Cougars begin the second round of conference play on Saturday as they host Seward County Community College, who is also tied with the Cougars in the standings. Game time scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Barton Gym.
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No. 19 Cougars escape with overtime road victory in PrattJanuary 26, 2013For the third time in four trips to the Dennis Lesh Sports Arena, the Barton Community College and Pratt Community College menâs basketball teams went to overtime and for the fifth straight year the Cougars picked up the victory winning 62-60 on Saturday. Barton improves to 5-2 in conference play and 18-3 overall while Pratt drops to 2-5 in conference play and 12-9 overall. The Cougars next two games will be at the Barton Gym beginning on Wednesday against Cloud County Community College then Saturday against Seward County Community College. Both contests scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off.
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No. 19 Cougars rededicate in 92-65 win over ColbyJanuary 23, 2013A week removed from falling by two at the nationâs top ranked team, the No. 19 Barton Community College menâs basketball team cruised to a 92-65 victory over Colby Community College Wednesday night at the Barton Gym. Barton improves to 4-2 in conference play and 17-3 overall while keeping Colby winless in conference play at 0-7 and dropping the Trojans to 9-12 overall. The Cougars return to the Jayhawk road on Saturday to play Pratt Community College in a 8:00 p.m. conference tilt at the Dennis Lesh Sports Arena.
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Comeback falls short as No. 13 Cougars lose 79-77 battle with No. 1 HutchinsonJanuary 16, 2013Wednesdayâs game at the Sports Arena lived up to the expectations of two nationally ranked teams all the way up to the final buzzer. Unfortunately for the No. 13 Barton Community College menâs basketball team, they were on the short end of most of the opportunities as the Cougars last second three-point attempt missed its mark and the nationâs top ranked Hutchinson Community College won the Jayhawk West battle 79-77. The loss drops Barton to 3-2 in conference play and 16-3 overall while Hutchinson improves to 4-0 and 18-0. The Cougars will have a week off from action before hosting Colby Community College on Wednesday January 23 at the Barton Gym. Game time is 7:30 p.m. for the conference matchup with a special court dedication ceremony honoring the contributions of Dr. L.T. and Sheila Fleske taking place at halftime.
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Explosive second half erase first half deficit as No. 9 Cougars dispatch Butler 73-64January 12, 2013Erasing a five-point halftime deficit with a forty-five second half outburst, the No. 9 Barton Community College men’s basketball team defeated Butler Community College 73-64 at the Barton Gym Saturday night. The Jayhawk West battle was two tales of halves as the Cougars heated up for 54.5% shooting and outscored the Grizzlies by twenty-four points in the second half at the free throw line. Concluding their four-game seven-day stretch Barton improves to 3-1 in conference play and 16-2 overall while Butler drops to 1-2 and 13-4 overall. The Cougars will face their biggest test of the season on Wednesday as they travel to Hutchinson to take on the undefeated No. 2 ranked Blue Dragons at 7:30 p.m at the Sports Arena. Hutchinson, 3-0 in conference and 17-0 overall, are expected to move into the nation’s top spot this week with the release of the latest NJCAA poll.
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Cold shooting dooms Cougars in road conference lossJanuary 09, 2013Never able to find its rhythm nor able to convert opportunities, the No. 9 Barton Community College men’s basketball team fell 66-47 to Garden City Community College Wednesday in Garden City. The loss drops Barton to 2-1 in conference play and 15-2 overall while Garden City improves to 1-2 and 9-8. The Cougars will conclude their four-game seven-day stretch Saturday as Butler Community College comes to the Barton Gym for a 7:30 p.m. contest. Butler, who received votes in this week’s NJCAA poll, lost at home Wednesday night 81-67 to No. 2 ranked Hutchinson to fall to 1-1 and 13-3.
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Key named Jayhawk Conference men’s basketball player of the weekJanuary 08, 2013Barton Community College men’s basketball player Algie Key has been named the KJCCC Verizon Wireless Player of the Week. The sophomore from Decatur, Georgia, put together three solid games for No. 9 ranked Barton Community College averaging nineteen points and over eight rebounds. Included in his week’s performance was helping to lead the Cougars to a conference opening 79-66 win at pre-season conference favorite Seward County and snapping a six-game losing streak to the Saints. Despite the Cougars falling from the unbeaten in their overtime loss to Paris Junior College earlier in the week, Key was able to record his third double-double of the season and tenth of his career having just missed another double-double the previous night. Additionally for the week, Key averaged over three-and-a-half assists and two steals per game.
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No. 9 Cougars get defensive effort in running away with 84-52 winJanuary 07, 2013Two days after picking up an important road conference victory, the No. 9 Barton Community College men’s basketball team showed no effects as they clamped down defensively to run away with an 84-52 victory over Dodge City Community College Monday at the Barton Gym. , Barton improves to 15-1 on the season and 2-0 in the Jayhawk West and held the Jayhawk West’s leading scorer Vic Adams to twelve points below his average to drop Dodge to 0-2 in conference and 8-8 overall. The Cougars return to the road on Wednesday to take on Garden City Community College before returning home for a Saturday contest against Butler Community College. Game time for Wednesday’s contest is 7:30 p.m. at Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex.
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No. 9 Cougars open conference play with victory at pre-season favorite Seward CountyJanuary 05, 2013Dropping from the ranks of the unbeaten earlier in the week, the No. 9 Barton Community College men’s basketball team opened up the 2013 Jayhawk Conference season Saturday night with its biggest win of the year knocking off the conference favorite Seward County Community College Saints 79-66 in Liberal. Snapping a six-game losing streak to the Saints, Barton improves to 14-1 on the season while dropping Seward to 9-6. Barton will take to the court for the second time in three days as the Cougars take on Dodge City Community College at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the debut of Barton’s new gym floor “L.T. and Sheila Fleske Court”.
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Missed opportunities doom Cougars, suffer overtime defeatJanuary 02, 2013Escaping with a victory the previous night, the Barton Community College men’s basketball team couldn’t take advantage of some late opportunities in Wednesday’s contest and dropped a 78-75 overtime decision to Paris Junior College at the Sonic Shootout in Chanute, Kansas. With a three-point lead and two opportunities to increase the lead in the last two minutes of regulation, the Cougars couldn’t convert and dropped their first game of the season to fall to 13-1. Wrapping up the non-conference portion of their schedule, Barton now will prepare for the grind of the conference season as the Cougars will begin a tough four-game seven-day stretch starting this Saturday in Liberal, Kansas. The Cougars will open with a road trip to face the pre-season conference favorites Seward County Community College before returning home for a Monday contest against Butler Community College. Game time for the Cougars-Saints contest set to begin at 8:00 p.m. at the Seward Greenhouse.
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Late second half surge lifts No. 9 Cougars to 84-82 comeback winJanuary 01, 2013After four days of practice and a month off from competition, the Barton Community College men’s basketball team escaped with a 84-82 win over Missouri State University-West Plains Tuesday at the Sonic Shootout in Chanute, Kansas. Trailing for most of the game, an 11-0 run late in the contest overcame a hot shooting West Plains team that knocked down sixteen three-pointers to hold a thirty-three point scoring differential from long distance. Barton improves to 13-0 on the season and will play Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. against Paris Junior College to wrap up non-conference action.
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No. 11 Cougars end first semester with 12-0 recordDecember 02, 2012The Barton men’s basketball team wrapped up the first portion of its schedule Saturday with a 72-50 over the junior varsity team from Midland University in the Highland Community College Classic held in Highland, Kansas. The No. 11 ranked Cougars will take a 12-0 record into the Christmas break, returning to action January 1-2 in the Neosho County Community College Classic held in Chanute, Kansas.
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Cougars turn slow start to big win at Highland ClassicNovember 30, 2012The Barton men’s basketball team began the weekend in Highland, Kansas, by running away with a 84-51 win Friday over North Central Missouri College in the Highland Community College Classic. The 11-0 and No. 11 ranked Cougars will take on the junior varsity team from Midland University at 2:00 p.m. Saturday to wrap up the first portion of its pre-holiday schedule.